Milwaukee County Board okays plan to increase minimum wage to $15 by 2022

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Fight for $15

Milwaukee County Board okays plan to increase minimum wage to $15 by 2022

Fight for $15

MILWAUKEE COUNTY — The Milwaukee County Board on Thursday, November 3rd voted 12-6 in favor of increasing the minimum wage within the county to $15 by 2022.

Milwaukee County Supervisor Marcelia Nicholson’s proposed change to Chapter 111 of the Milwaukee County Code of General Ordinances would raise the living wage to $12.25 on January 1, 2017, then to $13 on January 1, 2018, and increase it by $.50 every year until it reaches $15 on January 1, 2022.

“The ‘Fight for 15’ movement is so powerful that even Chris Abele, who vetoed our living wage ordinance in 2014, has joined us,” Supervisor Nicholson said on Thursday.

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Joshua James

Tony

That will be great for all the kids competing for summer jobs. The entitlements will soon realize that when they start making more than their welfare will allow they will beg for a 20 hour a week schedule. The business owners along with the ACA failure will suffer dearly. Let’s throw some more bricks on the broken backs of the middle class to push the lefty liberal safe space tax and spend agenda.

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Since this only applies to county jobs and contractors working for the county our taxes will go up to pay the increase. Good thing they cant force this on all businesses. A small business with say 20 employees will have to let go 2-3 employees to cover the cost of an increase like this. This does not create jobs. It makes everything cost more so eventually that increase wont be felt and then what?